Slate’s Law Blog
How Preventable are Catastrophic Dog Bites?
Millions upon millions of American households own pet dogs; the percentages vary from one place to another, but the percentage is especially high in places like New Mexico, where there is ample space for backyards where dogs can roam around and where you are never far...
Family of Slain Pedestrian Sues City for Failing to Prevent the Accident and Failing to Respond Appropriately
Most car accidents are simply the result of a driver making a mistake, but most car accident lawsuits that go to trial have a large company or a local government as a defendant. One reason for this is that most individuals do not have the money to pay the damages the...
Are You Ready for Self-Driving Trucks?
Now that a third of 2024 has gone by, trucks are perfectly capable of driving themselves, but should we let them? Machines can do a lot of things with minimal human supervision, but sooner or later, it becomes obvious that they lack human judgment. Chatbots can write...
New Federal Regulation Requires Car Manufacturers to Implement Automatic Emergency Braking
When a new vehicle safety feature becomes available, the public tends to grumble about it before they embrace it. In the 1970s, when the movement for seatbelt laws gained traction, people complained that they took away the danger of driving, even though reducing...
Driver and Passenger Die in Head-On Collision in Santa Fe County
Head-on collisions, also known as frontal collisions, are one of the most dangerous car accident scenarios. The risk of death or catastrophic injury from a head-on collision is substantial, even if the cars involved in the accident are not traveling very fast upon...
Victim’s Family Sues After Bus Crashes Into Wall
Almost everyone has gone to work when they were sick. The COVID-19 pandemic, despite the public messaging that people should stay home when they are sick in order to avoid exposing others to contagious diseases, further increased the economic pressure on most members...
Can Cannabis Breathalyzers Tell Who is Driving While Stoned?
The panic over cannabis has subsided substantially since you were in elementary school, and the guidance counselor told you that drugs are bad. It is now possible to buy cannabis legally in New Mexico as long as you are old enough to buy alcohol. The folks who have...
Go-Kart Accidents
The risk of suffering serious injuries in a car accident is considerable, but at least today’s cars have enough safety features to prevent some collisions and reduce the severity of injuries in others. The risk of serious injury or death in the event of a collision is...
City of Albuquerque Pays Settlement to Woman Injured on Carousel Ride
Who says that Halloween is just for kids? There are plenty of adults who enjoy creepy, spooky fun but few events to accommodate them. Not every adult wants to stay home and watch R-rate creature features on Netflix. Some want to enjoy Halloween night as children enjoy...
Back Injuries and Car Accidents
Despite that back pain is among the most common symptoms for which people seek medical treatment, it is hard to know how much it interferes with your everyday life unless you have experienced it yourself. Back pain can have so many causes that it is often difficult...